HOMILY:

THE WORD:

A man taught by God's Law is wiser than opponents, would-be teachers, the
proverbial wise elders. The explanation is that in His Word, God is the
teacher, and the result is love and sound moral judgement. The element of
moral discipline is obedience. We cannot have God without His word.
The man who wants God, whole-heartedly desires His favor and grace. It is
impossible to abide in Him unless His word abide in us. (see John 15:7)

If we understand Gods word, it lightens up our whole life. It gives us
markers throughout our life. I think of the motto of my Old College. "Lumen
Accipe et Imperti" - Take the Light and Pass it On. I often think back to
those days and wonder how many of us actually did that.

If we do not have these Sign Posts throughout our lives we could go off the
track. If we go out at night for a walk and did not take a torch and had no
street lighting, we could stumble and fall.

It is the same with the Word of God, it is our light which enables us to go
along life's Pathway without stumbling and falling by the wayside. This
wayside could conjure up a lot of meanings.

It could mean falling into Sin, then we would need repentance. It could mean
falling into Error, which also requires repentance and seeking the way back onto
the Straight and Narrow.

We truly need the Light of the Word to guide our footsteps along life's
pathway. The Psalmist also found that he needed this Light, as his life's
path was full of obstacles. Without the Word of God to show him the way,
he might have tripped over these obstacles. He was right in saying: "Your
word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my Path."

May we accept the Light of His word and pass it on is my prayer in Jesus' Name.
AMEN!